RDFL 2018: Sunbury Kangaroos members set to vote on proposed move to EDFL
SUNBURY Kangaroos say they will be capable of being competitive from the outset if a proposed switch to the Essendon District Football League goes ahead.
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SUNBURY Kangaroos say they will be capable of being competitive from the outset if a proposed switch to the Essendon District Football League goes ahead.
As revealed by Sunbury Leader in July, the Riddell District Football League club has held discussions with the EDFL board about its senior football future.
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The Roos’ women’s team plays in the EDFL and they have been unable to field four netball teams, as per RDFL requirements, in recent years.
It has led the club to consider its future, with a vote to be held on October 1 to decide whether to pursue a move to the Essendon District league.
Vice-president Mick Streiff said 75 per cent of Sunbury Kangaroos’ members would have to vote in favour for the switch to take place.
“Some of the guys are in favour and some of them prefer Riddell,” he said.
Streiff said it was unclear which division of the EDFL the club would feature in should the move be given the green light.
“Our vote is not going to be to go into a certain division,” he said.
“That will just be up to the Essendon District. If the members decide they do want to go, it will be up to Essendon District what division we play in.
“I assume we might have to start at the bottom.”
The Roos finished eighth in the RDFL this season with a 6-10 record.
The club fielded two netball teams this year, finishing winless in B Grade and with one victory in C Grade.
“I suppose one of the main issues is our netball,” Streiff said.
“We haven’t got sufficient numbers for netball. The by-laws of the RDFL mean you have got to have four netball sides.
“If you don’t have them, you get charged anyway.”
The EDFL does not require clubs to field sides in its fledgling netball competition.
“It doesn’t mean we are going, because there’s a lot of conjecture for and against,” Streiff said.
“It’s better to go to a vote and see what the members want to do.”
RDFL clubs could vote against the switch, as they did in 2015 when Kilmore asked to move to the Northern league.
The Blues’ request was later approved by AFL Victoria.
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